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Vas a seat or davenpor Patented Feb. 12, 1924.

UNITED STATES OLIVER H. BECKTEL AND WILLIAM AE. OBBIEN,

or cnIcAG, 'mentors FURNITURE.

.Application illed September 17, 1921. Serial No. 501,251.

To all 'whom 'it may concer/n.:

Be it known that we, OLIVER H. Brion'rnn and ll-HLLIAM E. OBRIEN, citizens of the United States, residing at Chicago, county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invenied new and useful improvements in Furniture, of which the following is aspecificiition.

'llis invention relates to furniture and 'more particularly to a combined chair, table and cabinet structure which is adjustable for use as -a'cabinet and davenport orvsettee when desired.

The improved article of furniture is particularly designed for use in bungalows, small apartments or analogous living abodes wherein the space is comparatively small.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device as specifiedV in which a wall cabinet is provided whichrmay be used as a i bookcase, china. closet or for analogous uses with which cabinet a table top and supporting leg are associated the said top and supporting leg adapted to be collapsed when not in useand folded Within the cabinet. structure out of sight, and also to associate with said cabinet a'pair of chair structures positioned at right angles along each lside of the table whenz the latterfis i-n open position and to be moved v; ith theirinnerends engaging in'parallel 4.i3-lation the Vcabinet for use when the table structure is folded withinthe'cabi-net.

Other objects of the -invention will appear in the following detailed description and in the accompanying drawings wherein: y

Fig. 1 is a side eleva ion of the improved article oft' :furniture showing thev table in operative position# Fig. 2 is a to plan of the article of fnrni, ture showing te table in extended position.

Fi of fiigrniture having the table folded in inrative position.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section, through the' article of furniture showing the table extended and illustrating, in dotted lines, the table in partly folded, position.

Figi 5 is a detail view, partly in section, illustratingr the manner of mounting the inner ylegs of the chair structures.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan illustrating -zhe mounting of the table top.

Fig l' a detail section taken on if-7 of hier.

the line in the as shown at Hfte-"the 'table 3 is a front elevationof the article.

Fig. `8 is an enlargediletail'illustrating part of the mountincrof the'table and taken on the line 8-8 of ig. 4

Fig. 9 is an enlargedfdetil illustrating oo the manner of mounting one of the panels in the cabinet structure.

Referring more particularly to thfedi'awing the improved articleof' furniture comprisesl a cabinet structure l'which isrela-v 0'6- tively narrow and built out referalily-frm' the wall,howeve'r, ity may ave a' back as shown at 2. The cabinet structure lfhas an intermediate portion 3'and side portions 4y which latter portions are referabl "pro ID vided with a plurality of she ves' an doors 6 to permit access to the shelves 5. The

central portion 3 has its front panel 7 hingedly mounted at its upper edgeas s'ho'vvii at 8, to swing outwardly asisltownin. dotted i76- lines vin Fig. 4 of the drawing'. The front panel 7 has arcuate slotted arms 9 attached to its lower edge, the slots -10 o`f'which'-Ii'- gage over the-pins y11 carried by the cabinet" structure for guiding 'outward .swing-ine .80' movement of the panel 7. If it is so desired drawers 12may be placed in 'the central section`3 above'tlievpanel 7. 1 Thebe/ck 2 of the article ofiu'riiiture'h'as a pair of guides 14 connected 'thereto .which lo receive the supporting' extensions' lfmount# ed onA the inner corners ofthe table top `16. The table top`v 16 has a suppoxftingqleg 17 i hingedly 'connected vnear its.,out.er edge! and to its under surfacey aS clearlyf'shovvat 18 andF--anysuitaiile typeof olasv structuefas indicated at -lggnay be' provided for holding .the supporting leg'17 in folded .position asshown indotted lines in Fig. 4 of the drawing; Braces 1,9 .are pivotally connected top 16' and lntire their inner endspivotally `k,'*td`\.in eliteavesA 21 which are emb died in t "flower ends of' the guides 14. .Ifdesir'edfthe braces *'19 may be formed of telescooingsections as shown in the drawing to `permitthe"Y"dueing of the lengthfpfuthe braces l' he table 'j top 16 is movd1" to its fdlded "i sltin.) During the movement of the table top .-16V y y into its folded position; the extensions 15 1.05 ride upwardl' in the guides 14, a's indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 of the draw-v ing, and thusthe table top may befolded in substantially .vertical position within the cabinet structure. o

Seats 23 and 24 are provided which coniprise backs 25 and outer panel ends 26 as loo 'yellf, aslgs'aatsg'i'.- When the table top 16 is usedgth "sats 23 and 24 are'positioned to extend at right an les to the casing or cabinet 1 along each si e of the table 16 as shown in Figures l and of theY drawing, however, when it is desired to use the table, the

' seats 23 and-24 are swung at right angles of the drawing.

-teriorfof the cabinet to the positions they occupy when used with the table and into substantially parallel relation with the cabinet .l 'having their inner ends engaging as clearly shoyvn,r in Fig. 3

The rearA supporting egs 28 of each of the seat structures has a. pin or extension 29 formed thereon which rides in a slot 30 in the supporting brace 31 for guiding movement ofthe leg and causing proper positioning of the "seats, Braces 32 are pivotally connected as shown at `33 to the backs ,25: of the seats and are also pivotally conne ted as 'shown at 34c to theinstructurel, one of said braces being positioned at l the' upper and .lower edge of each of the seat backs. The

braces 32slwin0 onftheinpivots 34 during angles 'thereby' providing secure,

movement of t le seat structures either into position substantially parallel to or at right to the cabinet structure 1, depending upon the use to ,which t'he seats are to be put,

between the s'eats' and cabinet, permitting easyI adjustmento the seats and always -maintaining the seatsin proper relative po- ,sitionV one toanother and to thecabmet.

seatrstructurewmay v A .re uire a minimum amount of space.

` other Ymanners an description taken in h `the accompanying drawings connection w1 it wi1l beapparentthat the improved article of furniture, j'ust described may be used tadvantage in apartments', bungalows or similar houses andj Vthat byits usea com- -binedartistic appearing cabinet, table and be provided which will .l t is, of course" tothe understood that the invention` may le.' constructed .in various firm connection Y d the parts associated in i ditl'erent relations and1 therefore, I do not desire to be limited in any manner except as setforth in the claimshereunto appended. Having thus described our invention what u'e'c'laim is'. y

1. Inan article of furniture, a cabinet, guides carried thereby, a table .toptexterb sions on said table top engaging in said a leg structure hingedlycofn longitudinallyr extensible braces piv- Y to or parallel with said cabinet, a guide cari ried by said cabinet, extensions formed upon certain of the legs of said seat structures 'and engaging in said |guide. A

3. In an article 'of furniture, guides carried thereby, a table top, extensions on said table top engaging in said guides, and telescopic braces pivotall connected to said guides and to said tab e top, and a supporting leg hingcdly connected to the under surface of the table top remote from said guides.

4. In an article of furniture, a cabinet, guides carried thereby, a table top adapted to be folded into the cabinet, extensions on said table top'engaging in said guides, lonv gitudinally extensible braces pivotally connected to the guides and to said table top, seat structures pivotally connected to said cabinet, and means tor guiding pivotal movement of said seat structures either into -positions at right angles to the cabinet to permit opening out of said table structure or into positionV parallel with the cabinet` In testimony *whereof we affix our signatures.

' OLIVER H. BECKTEL. WLLIAM EsrQRIEN.

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